The report contains 100 examples of wasteful government spending and
ridiculous regulations. Sen. Lankford throws penalty flags on agencies,
programs, and projects that consistently squander taxpayer funds. Most
importantly, the report also details how taxpayers can make the recovery
and eliminate the waste.

Federal Fumbles highlights several items and solutions that CAGW
has also brought to light in Prime
Cuts 2016 and the Congressional
Pig Book, such as reducing the massive $142.7 billion of
government-wide improper
payments, making sure agencies and departments act on commonsense recommendations
from their Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability
Office, eliminating the duplicative
Delta Regional Authority, updating the security of the information
technology (IT) systems at the Office of Personnel and Management in
order to prevent cyber
attacks, spending $55 billion on legacy
IT systems, wasting $180 million in an effort to update the Department
of Homeland Security’s IT systems, continuing to process federal
employee retirement benefits using paper, and eliminating the subsidy to
successful organic farmers.

CAGW President Tom Schatz said, “With the national debt driving toward
$20 trillion, it is clear that wasteful government spending must be
sacked. Sen. Lankford’s second edition of Federal Fumbles has
successfully built on the legacy of his predecessor, Sen. Tom Coburn
(R-Okla.), who worked tirelessly to expose Washington’s profligate
spending habits. Sen. Lankford should be celebrated for taking the
handoff from Sen. Coburn and continuing to move the ball down the field
so that taxpayers can score a few touchdowns in the fight to curb
wasteful federal spending.”